The extra 50 minutes is how long it takes any spot on the Earth to "catch up" to the moon's new position. Why do the biggest tides happen when the moon is new and full? Although tides are affected ...
If you want irresistibly smooth skin and legs, the solution is to wax during the most apt Moon phases. For super soft skin, ...
Descartes was the first philosopher who advanced the theory that the tides were due to the influence of the moon, but Newton was the first who worked out the problem, and discovered the true cause.
Despite what frequent Venice visitor Galileo Galilei thought, tides are indeed related to the motion of the moon (and to a lesser extent, the sun).* Two oceanic bulges—one on the side of the ...
In the real world, this is how our original Moon helps generate tides. So, the second moon would amplify the effect. Causing peak tides that would be 6 times higher, eroding shorelines and ...